Automobile ornament



May 29, 1928.

G. LEVI EN AUTOMOBILE ORNAMENT Filed June 1926 giw Patented May 19 28- i 3f tqaemmvm. pfims'mmnswmw Application lled lu'ne -1,

1 he' object'of any invention to provide :an automobile ornament adapted torotate whentheautornobile is moved forwardly and when illuminated to 1 cause concentric *rings of difierent colors, the parts being of simple durable and comparatively inexpen- "sive construction.

. saufurther object yis w provide fan lbla'des h'avi-ng "lights mounted therein :ditfere nt distances from the center or axisofirotation so that when the fan blades are revolved atahigh rate of speed they will p I :sleeve 28" formed ;of nonconducting material.

appearas aKci'rc le within a circle of diflerexit colored lights.

"Still a. further-object is toconstructand arrange thepa'rts 0f the ornament whereby jnec ess'ary.

the device may beq'uickly' and readily as- 'smbled *a'ndf parts inaybe replaced when gWith these and other objects in 'view,{ my

invention consists in the construction, ar- "rangenient and combination of the various jp'arts of my automobile jornanient, 'whereby the objects "contemplated are attained, as

"hereinafter mor fully set forth, pointed out in iny claims; and illustrated injthe v accompanyingd rawings, in' which:

Figure 1,;is a front plan ,view iof 'my demovernent of the two lights.

vicef-"the dotted lines showingthepath of.

Figure 2, isa side view*illustrating the mountingof the or'nament upon the'radiator of: anautqniobilee 2 a Figure 3, is a sectional view ta kenion line 3-3of Figurel. Figure 4."isa detail: sectional view taken on Iine"4-'4ifFigure 3, illus'tratirig t he rnouritingofone of'thelightbulbs.'

' Fi ure 5', is-a sectional view tak'en'oritline 5' --5" of Figure 3,and

- Figures, is fa detail view taken on iline In the accompanying draWingSQI haVe used the" deference numeral 10 "to indicate generally an automobile radiator provided with a spout- 12 and a m otometer or the like 14. My ornament'may either be mounted upon the spout 12 or upon the radiator forwardly.

. My device includes a bracket 16 of any suitable construction and shape whereby,

. the entire device may be supportedupon an automobile. it" rhetalic sleeve 18Qis extended throughflthe lower end of the bracket 16 and has a wa'sherQO positioned on each side of'flthe bracket' I .One ofwlthe -washers x20 rests against a shoulder 22 formed upon the sleeve 18. T One end ofsthe sleeve 18 is screw threaded {as at 24 for .receivingthe nut26 thereon. iThe 'nutx26 lioldsjthe bracket 16 in fixed relation to thesleeve 18 as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of' thefdrawings.

. W'thin thesleeve 18 isl'a second or inner A "washer 30 'is placed at eachendrof the .SIGBVBS 18 iandw28. The'washers 30 are of nonconducting material.

.IWithin the "sleeve 28 is axshaft 32 having ens end screw threaded asat 34'forsreceiv- .ing the nut.36. Between the nut 36 andthe washer 30is a metallic washer 38.

An electric wire .40 in contact with the shaft 32. It will be noted froni the *construc- 'tionhillustrated in :FigureB of the drawings is insulated. awayJfrom ball race iefi and the ball bearings hflare received therebetween.

cap 52 extends around ings and has an out-turned annular' flange 54-whereb ithei cover ish'eld iriposition as t flat sides 59.

A forward cone shaped cap incloses the ball head 42 and hasan outturned annular flange 62 which is substantially the same size as the flange54 and these two flanges are connected together by rivets or the like 64.

A pair of oppositely extending fan blades 66 are interposed between the two flanges Mend 62 as is clearly shown in Figures l and 3 of the drawings.

will hererna fter be more fully setforthJ In'Worcler tofihold the ball fbearing ra'ce 46in position upon the sleeve lfi I provide the ball bear- Mounted uponeach fan blade a different distance from the Center of the shaft 32 are light bulbs 68. The light bulbs 68 are mounted in sockets 70 formed upon the blades 66.

A socket cap 72 slips over the sockets 70 and holds the light bulbs 68 in position. A spring clip 74 engages the upper end of the bulbs 68 and forces them downwardly or towards the center of the device.

An insulating wire 76 is mounted u on each bladeand is in contact with the all head 42 by means of the blade '78. The blade 78 is soldered or otherwise fastened to the wire 76 and is in engagement with the head 42 so that rotation of the blades 66 will always insure contact between the blade78and the ball head 42. The wires 76 are pointed as at 80 and the points 80 are in contact with thclight bulbs '68.

Spring clips 74 push the light bulbs against the point 80.

A green jewel or lens 82 is mounted in one of the blades 66 while a red jewel or lens Si is mounted in another of the blades 66. Y

When the automobile advances forwardly the fanblades66 are caused to-rotate. The parts rotate around the ball bearings 50 and the rotatable parts include the cover cap and blades 66,. together with the parts mounted thereon.

.When the blades rotate at a high rate of speed there appear two concentrically arranged circles of illumination and the circles are illustrated by dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings.v

The cover cap 60 tends to reflect the light cast by the bulbs 68 and add further ornament to the device. The cover cap 60 is highly polishedand even'in the day time the colored jewels 82 and 84 create a very fine ornamental effect when the parts rotate.

Mydevice is very simple and can be mounted u on anyconvenient place upon the automo ile and may be mounted upon the fenders or even the top of the automobile..

One of the featuresoffmy device resides in the arrangement of these colored lights in such a manner as to practically give a two circle illumination of these'colors.-

Some changes may be made in the arrange ment and construction of the parts of my automobile ornament, without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my inventiomand it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modlfied forms ofstructure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

,I' claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a supporting bracket, a pair of fan blades rotata ly mounted upon said bracket, a light mounting on each of said blades, said mountings being spaced different distances from the axis of said blades, :1. light bulb in said mounting, whereb rotation of said blade will carry said lig t bulbs in concentric circular paths, each of said mountings comprising a socket having one side and one end open, a contact point ad acent said open end and a spring in the opposite endof. said socket whereby alight globe may be held between said contact point and said spring.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting bracket, a shaft supported thereby, a bearing thereon, a pairiof fan blades mounted upon said bearing, means for maintaining said bearing in position on said shaft, sald means com rlsln a shoulder, on said shaft for one en of t e bearing, op-

posite slots in said shaft adjacent the other end ofthe bearing and! key washer adapted to engage in said slots and engage the other end of said bearing, a light mounting on each of said blades, said mountings being site slots in said shaft adjacent'the other end of the bearing and a key washer adapted to engage in said slots and. engage the other spaced different distances from the axis of said blades, lenses for said mountings, said end of said bearing andacap for enclosing said bearing, said cap-serving to retain the key washer in engagementwlth the slots in said shaft. v v

Des Moines, Iowa, May25, 1926. GEORGE LEVIEN. 

